THE ALLEGORY OF JACOBS LADDER
Jesus Knew Their Thoughts: Did the
original followers who were personally taught by Jesus know the truth when they
said that Jesus became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ) by fulfilling the Law? Does
the Law track and monitor our thoughts as expressed in the command:
"…take captive every thought to make it obedient to
Christ" (2 Cor 10:5) -- and is the substance of every word
judged? As attested to in the statement of Jesus:
"But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give
account thereof in the day of judgment" (Matt 12:36). And why is
this reality of Law important in the life of the Christian? If those who Jesus
personally taught who said that he was a holy man who fulfilled the Law within
his own mind were correct, then all the modern Christians who believe that Jesus
was God is in error. Does it matter? Yes, because the two mindsets are totally
opposite. If, as his original followers witnessed, that Jesus was a man who
became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ), and entered into a Coverture-Union with
the Mind/Word/Son of God -- and he taught them what they needed to know and do
for themselves to become Anointed and enter into a Coverture-Union with the Mind
of God -- then this would be the goal of every follower of Jesus. Which would
confirm the statement of Jacob, the Brother of Jesus who they call James, that
"faith without actions" is dead (see
James 2:26).
The Gospels state that Jesus knew the thoughts of the people to whom he was
speaking to. It is written: "And Jesus knowing their
thoughts said, Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?" (Matt
9:4). And again: "And Jesus knew their thoughts, and
said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation;
and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand"
(Matt 12:25). In understanding the thoughts of the people he was speaking to, it
is written: "And with many such parables He spoke
the word to them as they were able to hear it. But without a parable He did not
speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His
disciples" (Mark 4:33-34). The key statement is in the words
"as they were able to hear it" -- meaning that he knew their
thoughts and spoke in accordance with the level of their development and their
ability to comprehend the Higher Mysteries of the Soul and the Kingdom. The
Consciousness of a person deepens and expands in accord with the
"frequency and vibration" -- which is
manifest in their level upon level of their mental development and
enlightenment. In understanding their thoughts, Jesus could observe their
ability to understand the Gospel teachings as a matter of the fulfillment of the
Law, and comprehend man's higher Soul and spiritual reality, by each step in
their level of "frequency and vibration" of mind.
In the same way that a fetus is incapable of comprehending the realities of this
world, so too is organic man incapable of comprehending his own higher Soul and
Spiritual reality. That organic man is incapable of comprehending the spiritual
meaning of the scriptures and the Gospel teachings -- was also confirmed by Paul
who could only convey what he portrayed as the
"milk" of the Gospel for "babes in
Christ" -- i.e., "And I, brethren,
could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in
Christ. I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not
able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still
carnal" (1 Cor 3:1-3). Thus, because these baptized and confirmed
Christians had not evolved through the transformative process which is portrayed
in the article in the Encyclopedia Britannica under the heading, The History of
Christian Mysticism, where it reads: “Although the
essence of mysticism is the sense of contact with the transcendent, mysticism in
the history of Christianity should not be understood merely in terms of special
ecstatic experiences but as part of a religious process lived out within the
context of the Christian community. From this perspective mysticism played a
vital part in the early church. Early Christianity was a religion of the spirit
that expressed itself in the heightening and enlargement of human consciousness”.
What this means is that the purpose and objective of the original Gospel
teachings was to bring about the higher evolved condition of mind portrayed in
the words: "...Early Christianity was a religion of
the spirit that expressed itself in the heightening and enlargement of human
consciousness”. And what Paul confirmed was that those Christians
who remained at the "natural" level
of organic consciousness without evolving through the transformative process
could only be taught the doctrine of Jesus Christ and him crucified (1 Cor 2:2).
Why, because they were not yet spiritual men -- but rather, they were men of
flesh and still very much “babes in Christ”.
Paul then explains that: “I gave you milk to drink,
not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you
are not yet able” (1 Cor 3:2).
It is important to be conscious of the fact that the Christians that Paul was
making reference to, were baptized and confirmed Christians who were yet of an
organic consciousness (see Animal-Soul
http://AnInconvenientTruth.org#animal ). What Paul attested to was that
organic man who has yet to evolve through the the transformative process of
mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening, could only comprehend what Paul
portrayed as the milk of the Gospels because they were incapable of
comprehending the spiritual meaning of he Gospel teachings. Which means that
belief in Jesus and him crucified from an historical perspective, was the
"milk" of the Gospel -- i.e., a belief that faith-based
Christians who were still of a natural organic consciousness hold and embraces,
prior to evolve through the transformative process that enables them to begin to
comprehend man's higher Soul and Spiritual Reality. Which is why Paul warned:
“But the natural man does not receive the things of
the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Cor 2:14). The NLT
translation reads: "But people who aren’t spiritual
can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and
they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what
the Spirit means". What is the difference between a Christian of
a "natural" mindset, and one who is
"spiritual"? Thus, it is imperative
to ask the question: What is the "natural man"?
The condition of mankind that Paul is making reference to, would just as well be
portrayed as "organic" -- or, of the
physical body. The "natural man" , is
the "organic" human being. Therefore,
mere belief in the historical man Jesus does not in any way transform the person
from the "natural man", and change
his "frequency and vibration" of mind
into a "spiritual man". that is
capable of being mentally nourished by the "solid
food" or higher spiritual meaning of the Gospel that requires
"...the heightening and enlargement of human
consciousness” -- which is not a condition of mind that is the
result of faith and belief in the historical man Jesus.
To those who think they know -- and can ascertain the truth -- from the
perspective of the natural organic consciousness of man and the mindset of the
faith-based Christian believer, Paul warned them that:
"If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought
to know" (1 Cor 8:2). Why? Until they have transformed the mind
step by step in the process of "...the heightening
and enlargement of human consciousness” beyond organic levels of
human consciousness and fulfilled the Natural Law that Jesus taught his
followers and disciples how to prevail over, it will remain impossible for
faith-based Christians to comprehend the spiritual meaning of the Gospels or
their own higher Soul-Reality. And Paul fully recognized his inability to convey
the spiritual meaning of the Gospel to the body of faith-based Christians to the
degree that he asked the Ephesians for them to pray for him, saying:
"And for me, that utterance may be given unto me,
that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for
which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought
to speak" (see Eph 6:19-20). What is the meaning of the word
"mystery"? Thayer's Lexicon states
that it is a "hidden thing, secret, mystery...
confided only to the initiated and not to ordinary mortals. A hidden or secret
thing, not obvious to the understanding. Of God: The secret counsels which
govern God in dealing with the righteous, which are hidden from ungodly and
wicked men... in rabinic writings, it denotes the mystic or hidden sense of an
Old Testament saying...". Which means that when you base your
beliefs upon a literal understanding of the scriptures, then you have inhibited
and obstructed yourself from achieving any degree of fulfilling the objectives
of the Gospel purpose and teachings.
In reading these words, a man of true insight and intellect would want to know
why mankind in his organic condition -- a believer who is a baptized and a
confirmed Christian -- a person who has called upon the name of Jesus as their
Lord and Savior -- would reject what Paul calls the higher reality of the soul
and the Mysteries of God as absolute utter
"foolishness"??? While modern Christians believe they know, Paul
warns them that they do "...not yet know as he ought
to know". Foolishness is something that the Christian believer
would reject as inconceivable -- regardless of the fact that it is the Truth --
and is beyond the Christian's organic consciousness to comprehend. In accord
with the teaching of Jesus that the Kingdom is within us (Luke 17:20-21) --
which enables a sincere seeker to make the inward journey into the Kingdom --
the testimony of Paul that he was "..caught up into
Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to
utter" (2 Cor 12:4-5) -- an intelligent man would immediately
question as to why "...it is not lawful for a man to
utter" what a Disciple who enters the Kingdom experiences? The
answer: It is impossible of the mind of organic (untransformed) man to
comprehend his own higher Soul and Spiritual Reality. In his Epistle to the
Trallaus the first century elder Ignatius speaks of the Mysteries of the Gospel
and the Kingdom, and writes: “Might I not write to
you things more full of mystery? But I fear to do so, lest I should inflict
injury on you who are babes. Pardon me in this respect, lest, as not being able
to receive their weighty import, ye should be strangled by them”.
What is the difference between the organic and highly refined spiritual
consciousness?
In understanding their thoughts, Jesus knew that he could only convey the Higher
Sacred Knowledge to those who had prepared themselves to receive and understand
the Mysteries of the Soul and Creation. How is a person prepared? Where the
Gospel proclaims : “Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand” (Matt 3:2) -- the Churches preach Repentance
because they lack the ability to understand. The original Greek literally means
to “change the mind”, which conveys a
message of great depth that is not apparent in our English translations today
which spiritually means to "open and unloose the
mind" (see
http://GateOfEden.com ). To correctly phrase the thought that is being
expressed, the true meaning is to “Open and unloose
the mind, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”. What does it
mean to "open and unloose the mind"?
The Amplified Bible states: “Repent [change your
inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way
that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand.” What this means is that those who truly
repent by "opening and unloosing the mind",
have the ability to enter the Kingdom. This is truly important for the person of
faith to come to terms with -- for it is the beginning of The Way. When we begin
to put these words into their proper context with respect to the Kingdom within
(Luke 17:20-21), then we can see that the Gate of Eden which in the New
Testament is portrayed as the "narrow gate"
(see The Narrow Gate And The Enigma Of The Law Of Octaves
http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#Intro
), can only be entered by unloosing the mind from the anchor of the doctrines
and thinking of men -- opening the mind to the inner reality of the Kingdom --
and this can only be accomplished by living one's life in strict accord with the
Commandments and Teachings to bring about a change of
"frequency and vibration" of Consciousness, though the
fulfillment of the Law that Jesus taught his disciples.
When Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders that the
“…tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom
of God before you” (Matt 21:31), such a statement simply has no
place within the present day understanding of Christian doctrine. Because modern
commentaries are without a means to explain these words of Jesus, most Bible
commentaries simply ignore the implications of this passage of scripture. One
widely used commentary attempts to correct the text by changing the words to
“instead of” -- which would then make the meaning doctrinally
correct and read: “The tax collectors and the
harlots go into the kingdom of God instead of you”. Modern
Christians can't understand this important teaching, because the Church
suppressed, removed and even outlawed the teaching on the pre-existent Soul that
evolves to Wholeness and Perfection over the course of many lifetimes. And in
this verse of scripture we are presented with one of the core reasons why the
original followers of Jesus believed differently than most Christians today. The
question that must be posed is: When will the chief priests and elders enter
into the kingdom? Modern Christian doctrine states that because of their
disbelief and rejection of Christ, they will be cut off from the face of God,
and condemned to eternal judgment. And yet we cannot deny the fact that Jesus'
own words convey the message that there will come a time when the chief priests
and elders will also enter the Kingdom of God -- and it will be in a future
lifetime when physical death and rebirth frees them from the shackles of their
doctrinal beliefs -- after the tax collectors and harlots who believed in their
present life, repented, "opened and unloosed the
mind", and were able to gain entrance into the inner Kingdom.
Meanwhile, the chief priests whose minds were anchored to the carnal by their
doctrines of belief, could not bring about the necessary
"frequency and vibration" that opened the
"narrow gate" within them -- which is
also true of the modern Christians who have embraced and cling to the doctrines
of pagan Rome.
When Jesus said: "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord,
and do not the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46) -- Jesus could
see and detect the level of Law that each person had fulfilled, by the
"frequency and vibration" of their
Consciousness. Those who merely called and professed belief in Jesus, had
ignored the fulfillment of the Law that he taught, and they lacked the necessary
transformative change of their mind. What did Jesus say?
"For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle
shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore
shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be
called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach
them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of heaven. For I say unto
you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the
scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven"
(Matt 5:18-20). The Gospel of the Nazirenes preserves the original
meaning where it is written: "They who believe and
obey will save their souls, and they who don't obey will lose them. For I say to
you, That except your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and
Pharisees you will not enter the kingdom of heaven." Why? Because
the Law monitors your every impression and thought in the process of bringing
about the transformation of the mind (see Spiritual Osmosis And The Narrow Gate
http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#Osmosis ). When the above is understood,
repentance can also mean that one releases themselves from the shackles of
carnal thinking and man-made dogmatic doctrines of belief -- i.e., beliefs that
inhibit spiritual growth and development.
Unlike the scribes and Pharisees who threw away the Key of of Knowledge in their
outward carnal interpretations of the Law, unless you embrace the Law within
your whole mind and being, so as to bring about the transformation of
Consciousness, then you are "unlawful"
-- i.e., "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord,
Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father
in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied
in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?'
And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who
practice lawlessness!'" (Matt 7:21-23). Where the scribes and
Pharisees observed the Law outwardly in ritual and tradition, Jesus taught his
followers the spiritual meaning of the Law, and how to fulfill the Law within
their own mind and being.
When questioned by his disciples as to why he spoke differently to them than he
did to the multitudes, Jesus explained: “Unto you it
is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are
without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and
not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand”
(Mark 4:11-12). What this means is that when his original followers stated that
Jesus became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ) by fulfilling the Law, Jesus knew
their thoughts -- and conveyed this teaching as the means which they and all of
mankind was to follow in his footsteps. Why? Each of us is the lost prodigal son
or daughter. And without a change in "frequency and
vibration" of mind, we will remain carnal in our thinking, and
squander away our opportunity to be restored to the Edenic Kingdom. Modern
Christians remain carnal in their thinking -- unable to understand the spiritual
meaning of the allegorical text of the Gospels -- alienated from the inner
Kingdom -- because they remain focused on Repentance instead of Change through
"opening and unloosening" the mind by
embracing the transformative process of the Law. In not understanding the
spiritual meaning of the scriptures, modern Christians maintain that Jesus
nailed the Law to the Cross -- totally ignoring the statement in the Epistle of
James: "For whoever shall keep the whole law, and
yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all" (James 2:10) AND "Whosoever
therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so,
he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven".
In knowing their thoughts, Jesus knew that the vast majority of people he spoke
to could not understand the Law and how it worked to prepare the person to
achieve greater understanding of the Soul and the Mysteries of the Kingdom. But
his disciples who had set themselves apart from the multitude of people -- were
no longer being taught by "blind guides"
-- they began to fulfill the Law of God by living the Law in word, thought,
desire and deed, in the manner that Jesus taught them -- level upon level they
climbed Jacob's Ladder through the transformation of mental-expansion and
spiritual deepening brought about through the changes in
"frequency and vibration" which is the result of embracing
the Law that Jesus taught (see http://CausalFactor.Nazirene.org#JacobsLadder )
-- and this enabled them to begin to comprehend what the vast majority of people
could not.
The Law And The New Covenant: Jesus
inaugurated the New Covenant when he was the first of the prodigal sons to
complete the cycle from the Alpha to the Omega and be restored to the Edenic
Kingdom. What is the New Covenant? Contrary to popular belief, the New Covenant
is defined in the words: “I will put my laws in
their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will
be my people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother,
saying, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least of them
to the greatest” (Heb 8:10-11). Thus the enigma of human
consciousness is set forth in the question: Is the mind of an infant empty? Or
does the infant possess the innate ability to tap into a pre-existing source of
knowledge within the child's deeper consciousness that exceeds all of the wisdom
of this world that he could be taught in the traditional manner? But even more
important is the fact that those people who believe in, and embrace, the New
Covenant teachings, reject the outward rites and rituals of traditional
religions, and seek to open their minds and connect to the Inner Source of
Knowledge which is the spiritual objective of the New Covenant. And as each of
the original followers began to fulfill the Law within themselves, only then was
Jesus able to open their mind to the spiritual meaning of the scriptures --
i.e., "Then opened He their understanding, that they
might understand the scriptures" (Luke 24:45). Notice that Jesus
did not teach them the esoteric meaning of the scriptures -- he opened their
minds to understand a reality which they already possessed.
Jesus commanded his disciples not to be called, or go to, a teacher of this
world (see The One Teacher
http://BrotherOfJesus.org#TheOneTeacher ). In the Homilies of his disciple
Clement, the Apostle Peter is quoted as stating:
"...therefore great care is to be taken, that when the law of God is read, it be
not read according to the understanding of our own mind. For there are many
sayings in the divine Scriptures which can be drawn to that sense which every
one has preconceived for himself; and this ought not to be done. For you ought
not to seek a foreign and extraneous sense, which you have brought from without".
If we ask the question: What is being said to the believer who desires to be
faithful to the Gospel Teachings? By design, the scriptures cannot be understood
by the outward-looking Linear spheres of mind. And this fact is confirmed when
Peter stated: "when the law of God (scriptures) is
read, it be not read according to the understanding of our own mind"?
Why? Because the scriptures are not historical accounts -- they are composed in
a symbolic language of the Soul (see The Original Spiritual Language Of The
Gospels
http://OriginalGospel.Ebionite.com#OriginalLanguage ) that can only be
interpreted and understood by the inward-looking Intuitive spheres of mind. The
outward-looking Linear spheres of mind attempts to interpret all things
literally and historically -- which is why Peter warns that
"...For there are many sayings in the divine
Scriptures which can be drawn to that sense which every one has preconceived for
himself". Further, Peter warns that
"...For you ought not to seek a foreign and extraneous sense, which you have
brought from without". What this means is that if you attempt to
interpret the scriptures in accord with a Biblical Commentary -- or in accord
with the teachings of a Church -- or from a human thought-perspective -- that
you will not only fail to understand the meaning of the scriptures, but you will
alienate and disenfranchise your mind from the true spiritual meaning. Why?
Because the scriptures are composed in the allegorical language of the Soul that
employs allegorical catalysts that are used to develop the inward-looking
Intuitive Spheres of Mind (see The Purpose Of The Scriptures
http://GospelCosmology.Ebionite.com#PurposeOfTheScriptures ). Those
who call themselves the followers of Jesus, and have learned from a teacher, a
clergy, a prophet or adopted the beliefs or doctrines of a Church, have rejected
the Gospel teachings. Quoting the Apostle Peter in the Homilies of Clement:
"But the ways in which this [wedding] garment may be
spotted are these: If any one withdraw from God the Father and Creator of all,
receiving another teacher besides Christ, who alone is the faithful and True
Prophet" (see The Sin Of The Defiled Wedding Garment
http://TheCall.Nazirene.org#DefiledWeddingGarment ).
The Blueprint Of Your Own Mind:
The authors of the scriptures were seekers of a mature spiritual mind and vision
who had been taught by The One Teacher
http://BrotherOfJesus.org#TheOneTeacher that Jesus commanded to seek out.
And having been taught by the One Teacher, they did not write historical
narratives for seekers to blindly believe and grope in the darkness of this
shaddow-world. While they did use an historical facade for the same reason that
Jesus taught the multitude in parables, the allegorical text was necessary so
that elementary believers could relate to the written text of the scriptures.
But as the person progresses, it is imperative to understand the Law that the
original followers of Jesus witnessed that he fulfilled -- and taught them to do
the same -- and they used the scriptures as a blueprint of mind which employed
allegorical catalysts in their quest to make the inner journey into the Kingdom
(Luke 17:20-21).
What is being allegorically personified in the Gospels? The portrayal of the
twelve disciples, allegorically represent the twelve spheres of you own mind as
patterned in the Tree of Life (see
http://TreeOfLife.Nazirene.org ) -- a reality of Mind that if you eat the
fruit "...from the tree of life and eat, and live
forever" (Gen 3:22-23) -- of which it is said:
"To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the
tree of life which is in the Paradise of God'" (Rev 2:7). The
cities through which Jesus and the disciples are portrayed as having traveled
through, are the Seven Spiritual Centers which are the source of bio-energy that
enters your body from your Source of Being in your Higher Soul-Self. Those
portrayed as Jews who crucify the Christ, are those aspects of mind that
interpret the scriptures or Law of God outwardly in ritual and tradition -- just
as the vast majority of Christians do today. The Gospels aren't about a man
named Jesus -- but rather, all that is allegorically personified in the name
Yeshua/Joshua/Jesus. In one respect, the name Yeshua represents a vibration and
frequency of mind that each person must achieve to bring about the next stage of
birth. And in the allegorical Books of Moses, this is why the name Moses which
is representative of The Law, could not bring the twelve tribes of Israel across
the Jordan -- i.e., "And the LORD commissioned
Joshua... “Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the people of Israel
into the land that I swore to give them. I will be with you”
(Deut 31:23). Thus, the Law (Moses) could not bring the Children of Israel
across the Jordan -- which could only be done by Joshua/Yeshua/Jesus -- which
means that only when you achieve the vibratory frequency and reality of mind
that is portrayed in the name Joshua/Yeshua/Jesus, can you be nourished by the
fruit of the Tree of Life, and gain entrance into the Inner Kingdom --
"Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that
they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by
the gates" (Rev 22:14). So, by
"washing and purifying our physical self and detaching ourselves from the
thinking and lifestyle of this world", we begin to be nourished
by the fruit of the Tree of Life. "To him who
overcomes will I give to eat of the hidden manna" (Rev 2:8-17),
this "hidden manna" is the the Sacred
Knowledge or the Divine Manna that can only be imparted to the seeker directly
from the Indwelling Logos and True Prophet -- "To
him who overcomes will I give to eat of the hidden manna" (Rev
2:8-17), this "hidden manna" is the
the Sacred Knowledge or the Divine Manna that can only be imparted to the seeker
directly from the Indwelling Logos and True Prophet (see The One Teacher
http://BrotherOfJesus.org#TheOneTeacher ) -- who is the ONLY TEACHER that
Jesus commanded to seek out and learn from.
While the Law (Moses) was necessary to bring you to the Gate of the City, the
Law could not bring the Children of Israel across the Jordan -- which could only
be accomplished by achieving that reality of Mind portrayed in the name Yeshua/Joshua/Jesus.
But what is the meaning of the Jordan -- i.e., Crossing over, or the baptism in
the Jordan, is representative of the "passing from
the natural to the supernatural". And this can only be
accomplished when Wholeness, Completeness and a degree of Perfection is achieved
-- i.e., "Therefore, you must be Perfect, as your
Heavenly Father is Perfect" (Matt 5:48). And this perfection is
the embodiment and meaning of the name Yeshua/Joshua/Jesus -- and only when you
as a seeker personify what the reality of the name Yeshua, can the next stage of
birth be achieved. Which means that the Gospels are not so much about an
historical man Jesus -- but rather, it is about you and YOUR twelve sphere of
mind which is allegorically portrayed as disciples, the flow of bio-energy from
the seven cities within you -- and the fulfilling of the requirement in the
words: They said to him, "Shall we then, as
children, enter the kingdom?" Jesus said to them,
"When you make the two one, and when you make the
inside like the outside and the outside like the inside, and the above like the
below... then will you enter the kingdom". That this
ultra-important verse which was removed from the Gospels, has been restored in
an Epistle from the first century, is easily proven at
http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#Clement
The Verse Removed From The Gospels: In the
foregoing the disciples portray themselves as children -- i.e., "Shall
we then, as children, enter the kingdom?" In the Gospels, Jesus
places particular attention and importance on Children who are often referred to
as the "little ones". Jesus taught
his followers that they can only receive the Kingdom as a child -- i.e.,
"Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the
kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it” (Mark 10:15).
Believers are warned that if they fail to "turn about",
and become as a child, they cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven (Mt 18:3;
19:14). But this provokes the question: What does it mean to
"turn about", and become as a child?
Modern Christians have been denied the answer to this ultra-important question,
because the Church removed a teaching on becoming a
"little one". (see The Removed Verses On The Children
http://BrotherOfYeshua.com/children.htm#TheRemovedVerses ). If we pose
the question as to what teaching was of such importance that it had to be
totally removed from the canonical Gospels? The answer can be found at the
subheading: The Missing Verse Removed From The Gospels
http://BrotherOfYeshua.com/children.htm#TheMissingVerse . And while it
was a simple message, the teaching supported the original foundational paradigm
of the Gospel teachings which totally undermined the corrupted doctrines of the
fourth century Church of Rome. And this suppressed teaching that was removed
from the Gospels read: "For there are some children,
which were so born from their mother's womb; And there are some who God
returned, and were made the children of men; And there be children, who have
made themselves children for the kingdom of heaven's sake." Which
means that when you fulfill the requirements set forth in the words,
"When you make the two one, and when you make the
inside like the outside and the outside like the inside, and the above like the
below, and when you make the male and the female one and the same, so that the
male not be male nor the female female", you will have prevailed
over your inherent duality at that level, and become a Child at the next stage
of birth -- i.e., "For there are some children,
which were so born from their mother's womb; And there are some who God
returned, and were made the children of men; And there be children, who have
made themselves children for the kingdom of heaven's sake."
What is signified? Since all of
mankind is born of the womb of woman, what is signified in the verse that was
removed by the Church? Those who are portrayed as having been born children from
their mother's womb -- i.e., "For there are some
children, which were so born from their mother's womb" -- have
entered this life without debts under the Laws placed upon them. But, being born
of woman instead of a non-physical virgin birth from the Holy Spirit, their
thinking and mindset is of the earth. Their condition of birth is in accord with
their past levels of achievement which in the parable of the talents, is in
accord with the talents received (see Spiritual DNA And The Allotment Of Talents
http://OriginalGospel.Ebionite.com#SpiritualDNA ). What this signifies is
that in the parable, those who receive one talent, have not advanced, and remain
carnal in their mindset and thinking; while those who have received two talents,
have developed somewhat over the course of their Soul's previous lives; and
those who have received what is personified as five talents, have greatly
evolved and developed over their Soul's previous lives. Thus, the statement:
"Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever
a man sows, that he will also reap" (Gal 6:7) -- or, as explained
by the pre-Nicene Church Father Origen: “Every
soul... comes into this world strengthened by the victories or weakened by the
defeats of its previous life” (Origen, De Principiis).
In contradistinction, those who are portrayed in the words:
"...who God returned, and were made the children of
men", indicates those who have been born under debt to others,
are therefore born under the Laws associated with what Jesus portrayed as The
Prison (see The Purpose Of The Natural Laws And The Prison
http://CausalFactor.Nazirene.org#ThePrison ). In common English Language,
this process of growth and development can be portrayed in the words that, what
goes around, comes around -- as you sow, so shall you reap -- or, in the words
of Jesus, as you do unto others, the same will be done back unto you. What this
means is that if you do good to others, then the Laws will return back to you
the good that you did. And if you persecute and do evil unto others, then this
same evil and persecution will be returned back to you. This is the Law that
develops each and every Soul to their full potential of mind and being, by
returning back to each Soul the fruit of that Soul's own words, thoughts,
desires and deeds. And with respect to the debts incurred by your actions to
your brothers and sisters, when Jesus stated "Verily
I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the
uttermost farthing" (Matt 5:26) -- no progress can be made from
life to life, until that Soul "...hast paid the
uttermost farthing" with respect to the debts that have been
incurred. Therefore, the question is: How many lives will that Soul have to
live, until the debts have been repaid? In being released from the prison, only
then can they once again be born debt free as personified in the words:
"For there are some children, which were so born
from their mother's womb"?
Many in the Gentile Church did not understand the evolution of the Soul over the
course of many lives -- and they rejected the above noted statement
"...who God returned" back into this
world. If God returned each Soul back into this life in accord with the
condition each person brought about in their lives, then the priests and secular
authorities who used religion to control the people, could not peddle their
man-made dogma that shackled the people to ignorance. In his writing De
Principiis, the pre-Nicene Church Father Origen explains:
“For God the Creator makes a certain vessel unto honor, and other vessels
to dishonor; but that vessel which has cleansed itself from all impurity He
makes a vessel unto honor, while that which has stained itself with the filth of
vice He makes a vessel unto dishonor. The conclusion from which, accordingly, is
this, that the cause of each one's actions is a pre-existing one; and then every
one, according to his deserts, is made by God either a vessel unto honor or
dishonor. Therefore every individual vessel has furnished to its Creator out of
itself the causes and occasions of its being formed by Him to be either a vessel
unto honor or one unto dishonor" (see The Early Church On
Predestination
http://ChristianReincarnation.org#predestination ).
What is most important to the followers of Jesus and the Gospel teachings of
TheWay, is the requirement to fulfill the last part of the suppressed statement
on the children: "And there be children, who have
made themselves children for the kingdom of heaven's sake"?
Basically, the process is embedded in the meaning of the Greek text at Matthew
18:3 where the King James Version (KJV) states:
"Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children,
ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven". But what is
presented in the original language is very different than what is presented in
the KJV where the Amplified translation correctly states:
“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you repent [that is,
change your inner self—your old way of thinking, live changed lives] and become
like children [trusting, humble, and forgiving], you will never enter the
kingdom of heaven".
The Devil's Offspring: When the
original followers of Jesus expressed the need to fulfill the Law, it was not
the literal allegorical text of the Torah which is observed in outward ritual
and tradition in the manner of the Jews that Jesus portrayed as the
"devil's offspring" (see The Devil's
Spawn http://DevilSpawn.Ebionite.com
) -- but rather, the Universal Law of Mind, Consciousness and Spirit that is
allegorically presented and functioning within each and every one of us. The
Logos or Word of God that is portrayed as the Son of God, is within each of us
-- and by fulfilling the Law, Jesus entered into a Coverture-Union with the
Logos/Word/Son of God (see Coverture-Marriage - Was Jesus God?
http://BrotherOfJesus.org#CovertureMarriage ). Therefore, when the Ebionite
Nazirene were portrayed as being Torah Observant, the Law was therefore observed
in the exact manner that Jesus said was necessary -- i.e.,
"The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have
spoken to you--they are full of the Spirit and life" (John 6:63).
The early Church writer Epiphanius wrote that the Ebionites
"do not accept Moses' Pentateuch in its entirety;
certain sayings they reject... stating Christ has revealed this to me, and will
blaspheme most of the legislation" (Panarion 30.18.7-9). For them
to be accused of "blaspheming most of the
legislation", means that they did not at all observe the Torah
outwardly in accordance with the letter of the written word in the manner of the
Jews -- but rather, they understood the allegorical symbolism that was
applicable to unlocking the inner door within each of us to the Edenic Kingdom
within us. Therefore, the Ebionites used the scriptures as Jesus taught as the
Key of Knowledge (
http://KeyOfKnowledge.org ) by turning the scriptures within
their own mind and being, in the transformation of the body into the Living
Consecrated Temple of the Most High. And this is why Jesus commanded his
disciples to pick up their own cross and travail in TheWay -- following in his
footsteps.
Jesus The Pattern For All Of Mankind:
That the historical man Jesus was a pattern for all of mankind because of his
success in overcoming and fulfilling the Laws within himself, is demonstrated in
the words: "He was the Christ of God, since not one
of the rest of mankind had observed the Law completely. Had any one else
fulfilled the commandments of the Law, he would have been the Christ..."
And this confirms this statement with respect to the true potential of all of
mankind that Jesus taught, as demonstrated in the words of Hippolytus when he
wrote that this body of original core followers and disciple believed that when
anyone "...thus fulfill the law, they are able to
become Christs" (Hippolytus, Refut. Omn. Haer. vii. 34 - see
http://Ebionite.com ). Which means that what
Jesus accomplished, is in fact the eventual destiny of all of mankind who are
portrayed as the lost prodigal sons and daughters of their Heavenly Father. And
this is why Jesus taught that he was our brother -- i.e.,
"Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and
your Father, to my God and your God'" (John 20:17 NIV). That the
historical Jesus was a true holy man who became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ) by
fulfilling the Royal Law within himself, is attested to at Acts 2:22 where Jesus
is portrayed as "a man, attested to you by God"
-- and this was demonstrated by God performing
"mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst".
If Jesus was himself God incarnate as believed by the later Romans, then these
words portraying Jesus as a man approved by God through the works and wonders
that God did through him, never would have been presented in this manner.
The Consecrated Life: It was the
living of the necessary Consecrated Life that Jesus ordained, and the seeking of
the Kingdom within, that enabled the historical man Jesus to become the Messiah,
and At-One with the Indwelling Logos/Son of God -- a path and teachings that the
modern Church totally rejects based upon the doctrine of faith apart from one's
actions which was instituted by Martin Luther. And the reality that Jesus, the
man, became the Anointed, and At-One with the Indwelling Logos/Son of God, is
especially demonstrated in the words of Edward Gibbon with respect to the
original position of the Ebionite Nazirene disciples of Jesus that he was in
“...supernatural union of a man and God... In their
eyes, Jesus of Nazareth was a mere mortal, the legitimate son of Joseph and
Mary: but he was the best and wisest of the human race, selected as the worthy
instrument to restore upon earth the worship of the true and supreme Deity. When
he was baptized in the Jordan, the Christ, the first of the aeons, the Son of
God himself, descended on Jesus in the form of a dove, to inhabit his mind, and
direct his actions during the allotted period of his ministry”
(Gibbon; The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire, V.4, P.366).
A Purely Spiritual Kingdom:
When questioned by Pilate, Jesus said that his Kingdom was not of this
world: "Jesus answered, 'My kingdom is not of this
world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight... but now My
kingdom is not from here'" (John 18:36 NKJ). The reality of this
inner Kingdom was further confirmed when Jesus stated to the Pharisees:
"Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the
kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, The kingdom of God does
not come with observation; nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For
indeed, the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:20-21 NKJ).
And that this was the original Ebionite Nazirene teaching on the Kingdom is
further documented by Edward Gibbon in the Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire
where he writes: "Among the Christians who were
brought before the tribunal of the emperor, or, as it seems more probable,
before that of the procurator of Judaea, two persons are said to have appeared,
distinguished by their extraction, which was more truly noble than that of the
greatest monarchs. These were the grandsons of St. Jude the apostle, who himself
was the brother of Jesus Christ. Their natural pretensions to the throne of
David might perhaps attract the respect of the people, and excite the jealousy
of the governor; but the meanness of their garb, and the simplicity of their
answers, soon convinced him that they were neither desirous nor capable of
disturbing the peace of the Roman empire. They frankly confessed their royal
origin, and their near relation to the Messiah; but they disclaimed any temporal
views, and professed that his kingdom, which they devoutly expected, was purely
of a spiritual and angelic nature."
The grandsons of Jude devoutly expected the Kingdom to come within them, because
they understood how man must fulfill the Law within one's self -- thereby
becoming the Living Temple of the Most High. The Ebionite Nazirene Disciples of
Jesus understood the words: "Do not think that I
came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to
fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot
or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever
therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so,
shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches
them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you, that
unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and
Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven"
(Matt 5:17-20).